Marcus Trescothick, who announced yesterday that he has not ruled out making himself available for England when they play against Sir Allen Stanford's All Stars XI in the $20 million Twenty20 jamboree in Antigua in November, top-scored for Somerset against Warwickshire at Taunton. But it was not enough to stop the 2005 English Twenty20 champions sliding to their third defeat in as many games in this season's campaign.

The 32-year-old left-hander, who scored 48 off 41 balls in Somerset's total of 131 on a sluggish pitch, is still a highly talented player in all forms of the game. But is it right that a player who announced his retirement from international cricket three months ago following a stress-related illness should be considering a return for an admittedly non-international game in which every member of the winning side will receive a cool $1m?

Somerset were squeezed out by Warwickshire, for whom England under-19 seamer Chris Woakes took an impressive four for 21 as the home side were bowled out with a ball to spare. Apart from Trescothick, only Justin Langer and Craig Kieswetter reached double figures. Warwickshire scrambled over the line by five wickets with one ball in hand, thanks to an unbeaten 35 from 29 balls by acting captain Ian Westwood.

Kent, the reigning Twenty20 champions slipped to their first defeat when Hampshire beat them by 44 runs at the Rose Bowl. Chasing a Hampshire total of 197 for six, Kent were never truly in the hunt after Rob Key was dismissed by Billy Taylor for seven. With Martin van Jaarsveld falling for 14, and Justin Kemp and Darren Stevens - the latter for a first-ball duck - both perishing to Greg Lamb, Kent were in trouble on 67 for four before a fifth-wicket partnership of 41 between Joe Denly, who cracked 63 off 51 balls, and Geraint Jones offered Kent hope. Denly's dismissal by Hampshire academy seamer Hamza Riazuddin, who made an impressive competition debut against Sussex on Friday, all but confirmed defeat for Kent, who closed on 153 for seven.

Earlier, Hampshire were grateful for half-centuries from Michael Lumb, whose 54 came off only 34 balls, and Michael Carberry, while Michael Brown weighed in with an unbeaten 40 to hoist the home side to three short of 200. Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistan Test player, finished with the unenviable figures of 4-0-55-0.